by - June 6, 2016 3:09 pm
UAMS has appointed 14 new members to its Northwest Campus advisory board, including the retired University of Arkansas chancellor, the hospital system announced Monday. The new members are: – Dan…
by - June 6, 2016 11:22 am
Rep. Kelly Linck, R-Flippin, resigned his seat in the Legislature Friday, June 3, and will serve as the Department of Human Services chief of legislative and governmental affairs, DHS announced…
by - June 6, 2016 11:22 am
Rep. Kelly Linck, R-Flippin, resigned his seat in the Legislature Friday, June 3, and will serve as the Department of Human Services chief of legislative and governmental affairs, DHS announced…
by - June 3, 2016 7:13 am
A five-year, $2.1 million federal grant will help UAMS work with 24 churches in the Delta to study how to address depression among rural African-Americans, UAMS announced Thursday. The grant…
by - June 3, 2016 7:11 am
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced this week that he has approved AccessCare General, an Illinois-based dental health maintenance organization, to offer coverage in Arkansas. ACG provides dental individual prepaid…
by - June 2, 2016 2:42 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has asked the federal Department of Health and Human Services to let the state take responsibility for the federally operated health insurance exchange after Hutchinson last year…
by - June 2, 2016 1:23 pm
Arkansas State University Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Dr. Jason Penry said Thursday (June 2) it was three and a half year journey to take one of the oldest buildings…
by - June 2, 2016 9:38 am
With approval received earlier this year to recruit students, officials with the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith are hiring faculty and staff to prep for the first…
by - June 1, 2016 8:07 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– SURVEY: ARKANSAS RANKS AMONG ‘UNHEALTHIEST’ STATES FOR SENIORS A new report by the United…
by - May 26, 2016 4:16 am
A mental health summit held Wednesday (May 25) in Fort Smith covered treatment and incarceration issues with which resolution likely requiring new laws and new thinking at the state level….
by - May 25, 2016 11:11 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.6 million to the Greater Delta Alliance for Health and the Black River Technical College in Pocahontas to provide on-site simulation training for…
by - May 25, 2016 11:11 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.6 million to the Greater Delta Alliance for Health and the Black River Technical College in Pocahontas to provide on-site simulation training for…
by - May 25, 2016 12:27 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up of health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– U.S. HEALTH INSURERS INCREASE DEBT DUE TO AFFORDABLE CARE ACT U.S. health insurance…
by - May 24, 2016 5:09 pm
Four of the state’s five health insurance providers are requesting double digit rate increases for 2017 insurance policies, but the state’s insurance commissioner said those rates are not justified at…
by - May 20, 2016 7:11 pm
The Department of Human Services and the Arkansas Health Care Association entered into a memorandum of understanding Friday meant to reduce long-term Medicaid health care costs by at least $250…
by - May 20, 2016 3:04 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) has vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature that sought to make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions in the state. In…
by - May 19, 2016 9:30 am
In less than two weeks Arkansas Children’s Hospital has garnered $13 million in donations toward its Northwest Arkansas facility under construction in Springdale. Officials with J.B. Hunt Transport announced Thursday…
by - May 16, 2016 4:15 pm
Dr. James Y. Suen has been named the inaugural recipient of the Patricia and J. Floyd Kyser, M.D. Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arkansas for…
by - May 12, 2016 6:48 pm
A ruling Thursday by a federal district judge invalidating funding for part of the Affordable Care Act won’t affect Arkansas’ health insurance markets yet because the judge stayed her own…
by - May 12, 2016 12:38 pm
Unity Health, a Searcy-based health system, announced Thursday (May 12) that it is the first medical provider in Arkansas to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The arrangement means Unity…
